Women's Water Polo Opens Behrend Invitational with Victory
The
Penn State Behrend women's water polo team started off the Behrend
Invitational with a win on Friday, March 9 in the Junker Center
pool. The blue and white came from behind to defeat Utica
College by a 10-6 score.
Brittany Yost (Pottsville/Pottsville) led the Behrend Lions
effort with four goals in the game. Also scoring multiple
goals for Behrend were Cara Ludwig (North Wales/North Penn) and
Amanda Wiest (Arlington Hts., IL/Buffalo Grove) who each had two
goals.
Behrend was down 4-1 at the end of the first period, but the
comeback win evened the team's record at 1-1 heading into Saturday's
invitational games. Before the game Behrend seniors Ludwig,
Alexis Puhala, and Yost were honored on senior night.
In the first game of the tournament, Grove City defeated Queens
11-6. Grove City will first face Utica at 11:20 a.m. Behrend
resumes play in Saturday's invitational at 12:30 p.m. versus Queens
College.